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I have never had feeling in my toes. My uncle, Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, once told me in confidence he had the same syndrome, leading me to believe it is genetic.

~Ethan Coen

Topics: Believe Confidence Feeling Gen Genetic Had He Leading Me Never Norman Once Same Syndrome Toes Uncle

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Dave Van Ronk, for those who don't know him - probably most don't know - was a folk singer. He's kind of the biggest person on the scene in 1961 in the folk revival in Greenwich Village, biggest person on the scene until Bob Dylan showed up.

~Ethan Coen

Topics: Biggest Bob Bob Dylan Dave Dylan Folk Greenwich He Him Kind Know Most Person Revival Scene Singer Those Until Up Van Village Who

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It's more interesting for me as an audience member to see a movie about a loser.

~Ethan Coen

Topics: About Audience Audience Member Interesting Loser Me Member More Movie See

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It's not that I don't like TV. It's alien to me. I haven't watched a television show in decades.

~Ethan Coen

Topics: Alien Decades Like Me Show Television Television Show Tv Watched

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Dave Van Ronk is not an obscure figure. He's the biggest figure on an obscure scene, playing a kind of niche music that we knew and liked.

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Topics: Biggest Dave Figure He Kind Knew Liked Music Niche Obscure Playing Scene Van

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Whenever you're specific with ethnicity or religion, people find reason to take offence.

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Topics: Ethnicity Find Offence People Reason Religion Specific Take Whenever You

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There's something strange - not in a bad way - about going back to where you grew up or recreating where you grew up. It's strange and stimulating.

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That cowboy look - the hat and the bandana - that's not a fashion statement. That clothing is purely practical.

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Topics: Clothing Cowboy Fashion Hat Look Practical Purely Statement

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We loved the language in Cormac McCarthy's 'No Country,' which is really about the region, while in 'True Grit' it's more about period: people did speak more formally and floridly.

~Ethan Coen

Topics: About Country Did Grit Language Loved Mccarthy More No Country People Period Really Region Speak True Which While

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Whatever faith you have, you have that crisis: what am I doing?

~Ethan Coen

Topics: Am Crisis Doing Faith Whatever You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: September 21st, 1957

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